Winter Olympics: five things to watch on Day 4 as Eileen Gu, Yuzuru Hanyu take centre stage

Tuesday could be another fruitful day for China at Beijing 2022, with golden girl Gu up in the freestyle skiing big air final

Japan’s ‘Ice Prince’ Hanyu will go for a third Olympic gold in the men’s single figure skating short programme

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Eileen Gu of China reacts after her opening run at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Photo: Reuters/Tyrone Siu

Published: 6:00am, 8 Feb 2022Updated: 5:23pm, 18 Apr 2022

Day 3 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was another action-packed affair, with more success for China on the slopes and the ice.

Snowboarder Su Yiming got off to a strong start after he bagged a historic silver medal in the men’s snowboard slopestyle final – which could have been gold, if not for a “glaring judging error”.

The Games host later won its second gold and silver in the evening, after speed skaters Ren Ziwei and Li Wenlong were awarded the top two spots on the podium in dramatic fashion.

“Snow Princess” Eileen Gu also qualified for the women’s freeski big air event after a rocky start on the snow.

Elsewhere, the Russians won gold in the figure skating team event, with the United States taking silver and Japan taking Bronze.

Day 4 looks equally promising, with Eileen Gu tackling the freeski big air finals and Japan’s “Ice Prince” Yuzuru Hanyu competing in his first event – though Chinese-American Vincent Zhou is out of Tuesday’s men’s singles competition after testing positive for Covid-19.